Opportunity

NECS267 Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System for Rapid Specialist Opinion / Referral Management Services.

  • NHS County Durham Clinical Commissioning Group
  • North Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group
  • Tees Valley Clinical Commissioning Group

F21: Social and other specific services – public contracts (contract notice)

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-001518

Published 26 January 2021, 10:54am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

NHS County Durham Clinical Commissioning Group

Sedgefield Community Hospital, Salters Lane

Sedgefield

TS21 3EE

Contact

Procurement

Email

necus.neprocurement@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKC - NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://countydurhamccg.nhs.uk

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu

one.1) Name and addresses

North Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group

Headley Court, Orion Business Park, Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate

North Shields, Tyne and Wear

NE29 7ST

Contact

Procurement

Email

necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKC22 - Tyneside

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.northtynesideccg.nhs.uk

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu

one.1) Name and addresses

Tees Valley Clinical Commissioning Group

First Floor, 14 Trinity Mews, North Ormesby Health Village

Middlesbrough

TS3 6AL

Contact

Procurement

Email

necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKC1 - Tees Valley and Durham

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://teesvalleyccg.nhs.uk

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

NECS267 Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System for Rapid Specialist Opinion / Referral Management Services.

Reference number

NECS267

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85100000 - Health services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) for and on behalf of NHS North Tyneside CCG, NHS Tees Valley CCG and NHS County Durham CCG wishes to implement a Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System (PDPS) in respect of Rapid Specialist Opinion (RSO) / Referral Management Service (RMS).

This PDPS (pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System) for Rapid Specialist Opinion (RSO) / Referral Management Services (RMS) was originally advertised on 12 March 2018 for a period of 10 years on the e-Tendering portal Proactis. We have now moved on to another e-Tendering portal InTend and therefore are notifying the market of this change. Those suppliers who were previously registered do not need to reapply and will receive confirmation of this via a message on the InTend portal. Any new suppliers wishing to register on the PDPS please register on the InTend e-tendering portal

To register on the PDPS or to view further details please register on the In-tend e-Tendering portal, which can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu and follow the registration instructions.

Please note that it is free to register on In-tend, which can be accessed at any time of day.

Should you have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, you should contact the e-Tendering provider by Email: support@in-tend.com or by phone 0844 2728810 (Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5.00pm).

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC - NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) for and on behalf of NHS North Tyneside CCG, NHS Tees Valley CCG and NHS County Durham CCG wishes to implement a Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System (PDPS) in respect of Rapid Specialist Opinion (RSO) / Referral Management Service (RMS).

This PDPS (pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System) for Rapid Specialist Opinion (RSO) / Referral Management Services (RMS) was originally advertised on 12 March 2018 for a period of 10 years on the e-Tendering portal Proactis. We have now moved on to another e-Tendering portal InTend and therefore are notifying the market of this change. Those suppliers who were previously registered do not need to reapply and will receive confirmation of this via a message on the InTend portal. Any new suppliers wishing to register on the PDPS please register on the InTend e-tendering portal

To register on the PDPS or to view further details please register on the In-tend e-Tendering portal, which can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/nhsnecsu and follow the registration instructions.

Please note that it is free to register on In-tend, which can be accessed at any time of day.

Should you have any queries, or are having problems using the portal, you should contact the e-Tendering provider by Email: support@in-tend.com or by phone 0844 2728810 (Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5.00pm).

two.2.7) Duration of the contract or the framework agreement

Start date

27 January 2021

End date

11 January 2028

two.2.14) Additional information

The Contracting Authorities that initially formed part of this PDPS were as follows:

• NHS North Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group;

• NHS North Durham Clinical Commissioning Group*;

• NHS Durham Dales, Easington and Sedgefield Clinical Commissioning Group;

• NHS Darlington Clinical Commissioning Group*;

• NHS Hartlepool and Stockton-On-Tees Clinical Commissioning Group#; and

• NHS South Tees Clinical Commissioning Group#.

Following a change in organisational structures in 2020, the Contracting Authorities identities are now:

• NHS North Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group;

• NHS County Durham Clinical Commissioning Group*; and

• NHS Tees Valley Clinical Commissioning Group


Section four. Procedure

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2018/S 062-138102

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

10 March 2028

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Public Procurement Review Service

Cabinet Office

London

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

North of England Commissioning Support Unit

John Snow House, Durham University Science Park

Co. Durham

DH1 3YG

Email

necsu.neprocurement@nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

The Commissioner will act in accordance with Part 3 Chapter 5 Regulation 85 to 87 and Part 3 Chapter 6 Regulation 88 to 104 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) (PCR 2015)(as amended). Part 3 of the PCR 2015 provides for appeals to be made to the High Court subject to the time limitations and other required procedural steps. The rules relating to appeal are complex and a dissatisfied tenderer is advised to take their own prompt legal advice.